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Category: Vista
One way I stay protected from bad sites is that I use a modified host file. In Vista and Windows 7 you cannot just open the file in notepad and save it anymore, you will get an error. Someone had this happen at work on Windows Server 2008 last week and just today someone asked about it in our forums here: Can't modify the host file on Windows 7
I decided to create a short little blog post explaining how you can modify this file.
If you open the host file in the following location C:\Windows\System32\d...
Today I was planning on upgrading my work development machine to win 7, I already installed it at home and I like it much better than Vista.
So I have Vista x64 at work, the Dutch version. I have no idea why I ever chose the Dutch version for this machine but I did it and there is no turning back now. I made a mistake and I will have to suffer for it.
Because I decided to install the English version, which makes for easier googling if you ever get an error, Win7 decided ...
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